Which of these is correctly punctuated?

Dave loves camping. It's great fun because you're outdoors.

Which sentence uses brackets correctly?

When Jo got to York (after driving for 2 hours) he slept.

Pick the sentence with commas used correctly.

After washing my hair, I got in my car and left for work.

Which of these needs a question mark?

Please could I have a return ticket to York

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

Jo got a joke book, a remote control car, a game and a pen.

Which sentence uses apostrophes correctly?

The countries' flags were flying around the Olympic Village.

Insert 2 commas for the relative clause: Jo who was whistling non-stop arrived at the station.

Jo, who was whistling non-stop, arrived at the station.

Which sentence uses a question mark correctly?

"Would you like to come to the cinema with me?" asked Ben.

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1
Which of these is correctly punctuated?
Dave loves camping. It's great fun. Because you're outdoors.
Dave loves camping it's great fun. Because you're outdoors.
Dave loves camping. It's great fun because you're outdoors.
Dave loves camping it's great fun because you're outdoors.
2
Which sentence uses brackets correctly?
When Jo got to York (after driving for 2 hours) he slept.
(When Jo got to York) after driving for 2 hours he slept.
When Jo got to York (after driving) for 2 hours he slept.
When Jo got to York after driving for 2 hours (he slept).
3
Pick the sentence with commas used correctly.
After washing my hair, I got in my car, and left for work.
After washing my hair, I got in my car and left for work.
After washing, my hair, I got in my car and left for work.
After washing, my hair, I got in my car, and left for work.
4
Which of these needs a question mark?
There are three cakes left
I have some spare change
Please could I have a return ticket to York
I enjoy answering questions
5
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
Jo got a joke book a remote control car a game and a pen.
Jo got a joke book, a remote control car, a game and a pen
Jo got a joke book a remote control car, a game and a pen.
Jo got a joke book, a remote control car, a game and a pen.
6
Which punctuation mark would be best to show a long pause and suspense?
inverted commas
comma
ellipsis
exclamation mark
7
Pick the word that need capital letters: when Dave sings, he dreams about living in America
Sings
He
When
In
8
Which sentence uses apostrophes correctly?
The countries' flag's were flying around the Olympic Village
The countries' flags were flying around the Olympic Village.
The countries flag's were flying around the Olympic Village.
The countrie's flags were flying around the Olympic Village.
9
Pick the word that should have an apostrophe: Were going to Carly's house to see her brothers.
We're
Carly's
brother's
10
Insert 2 commas for the relative clause: Jo who was whistling non-stop arrived at the station.
Jo, who was whistling non-stop, arrived at the station.
Jo, who, was whistling non-stop arrived at the station.
Jo who, was whistling non-stop, arrived at the station.
Jo, who was whistling, non-stop arrived at the station.
11
Which sentence uses a question mark correctly?
"Would you like to come to the cinema with me?" asked Ben.
"Would you like to come to the cinema with me" asked? Ben.
"Would you like to come to the cinema with me"? asked Ben.
"Would you like to come to the cinema with me," asked Ben?

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